Hays climate

Hays Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Zortman, 14.9 km from Hays

Average highs run from 55°F on May 1 to 65°F on May 31, and lows from 34°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.18 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Hays, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
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May at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
3.18 in
Record high
95°FMay 27, 2026
Record low
19°FMay 1, 2013
Chance of a freeze
95%
Daylight
14 h 32 min to 15 h 46 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
11.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 155°F34°F84°F 200019°F 2013
May 256°F34°F85°F 200023°F 2005
May 356°F35°F85°F 199824°F 2005
May 457°F35°F83°F 201623°F 2002
May 557°F35°F86°F 201630°F 2026
May 657°F36°F87°F 201723°F 2026
May 758°F36°F85°F 201729°F 2002
May 858°F36°F80°F 200727°F 2010
May 958°F37°F82°F 200726°F 2002
May 1059°F37°F90°F 202527°F 2004
May 1159°F38°F89°F 202529°F 2002
May 1260°F38°F86°F 200128°F 2004
May 1360°F38°F89°F 200124°F 2004
May 1460°F39°F90°F 200123°F 2005
May 1561°F39°F86°F 199732°F 2020
May 1661°F39°F86°F 201233°F 2026
May 1761°F40°F87°F 201233°F 1999
May 1862°F40°F91°F 200627°F 2015
May 1962°F41°F91°F 200630°F 2019
May 2062°F41°F82°F 200830°F 2019
May 2163°F41°F84°F 200630°F 2019
May 2263°F42°F90°F 200628°F 2022
May 2363°F42°F90°F 200635°F 2022
May 2464°F42°F90°F 200634°F 2007
May 2564°F43°F90°F 202632°F 2004
May 2664°F43°F91°F 202637°F 2010
May 2764°F43°F95°F 202637°F 2005
May 2865°F43°F92°F 202636°F 2012
May 2965°F44°F90°F 202634°F 2012
May 3065°F44°F90°F 202637°F 2010
May 3165°F44°F89°F 200937°F 2024

Chance of rain

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:20 AM, sunset 9:06 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00249900 (Zortman), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00245334, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.